Igloo Magazine

03/23/2025

Igloo Magazine Nickolas Mohanna :: Speaker Rotations (AKP) ///

"The huge scope that Speaker Rotations depicts is well served by its compositions as well, as it sometimes starts to build to these big big walls of chaos; truth be told, loudness is never this album’s main goal, but it feels so huge that it almost tricks you into thinking you’re submerged by sound, slowly sinking in quicksand." ~ Benci

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Abstract
AKP
Ambient
Best of 2025
Drone
Electronics
Experimental
Improvisation
Jazz
Musique Concrète
Nickolas Mohanna
Piano

The huge scope that Speaker Rotations depicts is well served by its compositions as well, as it sometimes starts to build to these big big walls of chaos; truth be told, loudness is never this album's main goal, but it feels so huge that it almost tricks you into thinking you're submerged by sound,

03/23/2025

Igloo Magazine Amphior :: Disappearing (Glacial Movements) ///

"Disappearing presents lonesome and meandering ambient pieces with a clear stylistic interest for tape loop techniques, blurred-out semi-classical sequences built on the reverbed piano and oxidation feeling from deteriorated-fractured acoustic instrumental signals." ~PB

Disappearing presents lonesome and meandering ambient pieces with a clear stylistic interest for tape loops technics, blurred-out semi-classical sequences built on the reverbed piano and oxydation feeling from deteriorated-fractured acoustic instrumental signals.

03/23/2025

Igloo Magazine Lantscap :: Fragile Peaks (Home Normal) ///

"Fragile Peaks is a deeply engaging (in the sense of the quality of engagement being ‘deep’) slow burner, though that descriptor might misrepresent the intensity of a piece that, fire-wise, is more of a smoulder—a low-lit one at that." ~AL

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12k
Ambient
Ambient Drone
Chill-out
Dorosoto
Drone
Electronic
Field Recordings
Forrest
High Tides
Home Normal
Ian Hawgood
Infraction
Lantscap
Morr Music
Nature
Organic
Soundscape
Warren Forrest Kroll

Fragile Peaks is a deeply engaging (in the sense of the quality of engagement being 'deep') slow burner, though that descriptor might misrepresent the intensity of a piece that, fire-wise, is more of a smoulder—a low-lit one at that.

03/23/2025

Igloo Magazine Sukkube :: Turning Point EP (DETROIT UNDERGROUND) — [concise] ///

"Turning Point pulses with a raw, robotic energy across its four tracks, effortlessly blending minimal bleep-techno with intricate bass and jagged sound design." ~PDS

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[concise]
Abstract
Bleep Techno
Detroit Underground
Electronica
Electronics
Experimental
Glitch
IDM
Modular
Sukkube
Techno

Turning Point pulses with a raw, robotic energy across its four tracks, effortlessly blending minimal bleep-techno with intricate bass and jagged sound design. A pure expression of unfiltered, hands-on creativity Turning Point pulses with a raw, robotic energy across its four tracks, effo

03/23/2025

Igloo Magazine protoU :: The Voice of Serenity (Cryo Chamber) ///

"The Voice of Serenity establishes that spiral nebulae exist well beyond the edge of the Milky Way, while simultaneously dealing with the nature of the universe, the cosmos, as well as the study of the chronology of the universe and the actions of the cosmic beings who are completely indifferent toward humanity." ~RBJ

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Abstract
Ambient
Atmospheric
Dark Ambient
Drone
Field Recordings
Fractalyst
ProtoU
Sasha Puzan
Skrika
Soundscape

The Voice of Serenity establishes that spiral nebulae exist well beyond the edge of the Milky Way, while simultaneously dealing with the nature of the universe, the cosmos, as well as the study of the chronology of the universe and the actions of the cosmic beings who are completely indifferent towa

03/23/2025

Igloo Magazine Takeo Watanabe :: Piece of My Scape (Artificial Owl Recordings) ///

"With eleven miniatures that pulse with glitchy nuances and a downtempo heartbeat, Watanabe guides us along unexpected paths, where abstract beats, gently plucked notes, and fuzzy rhythms harmonize in an elegant dance." ~PDS

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Abstract
Alex Picciafuochi
Ambient
Artificial Owl Recordings
Best of 2025
Downtempo
Electronics
Experimental
Glitch
IDM
Niko Dalagelis
Nostalgia
Takeo Wantanabe

With eleven miniatures that pulse with glitchy nuances and a downtempo heartbeat, Watanabe guides us along unexpected paths, where abstract beats, gently plucked notes, and fuzzy rhythms harmonize in an elegant dance.

03/23/2025

Igloo Magazine V/A :: For LA Vol. 3 (Helios Music) ///

"As with previous volumes, For LA Vol. 3 not only highlights the creative brilliance of its contributors but also stands as a testament to the power of music in driving meaningful change." ~DH

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12k
Abstract
Abul Mogard
Ambient
analog_mannequin x B9
Andrew Tasselmyer
AROVANE
Async Ross
Be Still the Earth
Clariloops
Daigo Hanada
Daniel G. Harmann
Drone
Electronica
Elsa Hewitt
Experimental
FernLodge
Field Recordings
Helios Music
Himalayan Beach Ensemble
Hollie Kenniff
Innesti
Jakob Lindhagen
Jessica Roch
Helios / Keith Kenniff
Late Era (Oatmello)
Marcus Fischer
Nettwerk Music Group
Rafael Anton Irisarri
Rhucle
Stephen Vitiello
Steven Vitiello
Taylor Deupree
Vargkvint

As with previous volumes, For LA Vol. 3 not only highlights the creative brilliance of its contributors but also stands as a testament to the power of music in driving meaningful change.

03/23/2025

Igloo Magazine Contre son :: Infinity of Dreams (Gladivs Records) ///

"Titled Infinity of Dreams, this effort is a hybrid of styles operating a crossover between neo-classical orchestrations, mystical-liturgic ambient obtained by various synthetic chords and slightly pulsating ritual music." ~PB

Tags:
Ambient
Christina Harslem
Contre son
Drone
Ethereal
Experimental
Gladivs Records
Gothic
Industrial
Michel Götting
Neo Classical
Soundscape

Titled Infinity of Dreams, this effort is a hybrid of styles operating a crossover between neo-classical orchestrations, mystical-liturgic ambient obtained by various synthetic chords and slightly pulsating ritual music.

03/23/2025

New Yunx on Touched Music ///

03/21/2025

Igloo Magazine Ian Boddy & Harald Grosskopf :: Doppelgänger (DiN) ///

"A masterclass in Berlin School-inspired sequencing, immersive soundscapes, and a fusion of electronic textures that recall the golden age of 1970s synthesis while embracing modern production techniques." ~ DH

Tags:
Ambient
Berlin School
Best of 2025
DiN
Downtempo
Electronics
Experimental
Harald Grosskopf
Ian Boddy
Krautrock
Modular
Synthesizer

A masterclass in Berlin School-inspired sequencing, immersive soundscapes, and a fusion of electronic textures that recall the golden age of 1970s synthesis while embracing modern production techniques.

03/20/2025

Dever To Laye :: INIT EP (Autoscopy) ///

"Through carefully tuned machines and dusty synthesizers, INIT unfolds gradually, with rising, undulating drones transforming the space around us."~ PDS

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03/20/2025

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03/19/2025

Igloo Magazine Dever To Laye :: INIT EP (Autoscopy) ///

"Through carefully tuned machines and dusty synthesizers, INIT unfolds gradually, with rising, undulating drones transforming the space around us." ~PDS

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Rafael Anton Irisarri Mastering

Through carefully tuned machines and dusty synthesizers, INIT unfolds gradually, with rising, undulating drones transforming the space around us.

03/19/2025

Igloo Magazine Old Amica / Aiko Takahashi :: Vikande blå / Nuages (Handstitched*) ///

"Overall, musically, Vikande blå / Nuages occupies a span of the ambient-drone spectrum that should lure in fans from, say, PITP to 12k, with Aiko T’s more minimal experimental sensibility nearer the latter, and Old Amica’s more fulsome space/post-rock leanings the former. A quality package, as you’ll have come to expect from Handstitched*." ~AL

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Dronarivm





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Past Inside the Present

Overall, musically, Vikande blå / Nuages occupies a span of the ambient-drone spectrum that should lure in fans from, say, PITP to 12k, with Aiko T’s more minimal experimental sensibility nearer the latter, and Old Amica’s more fulsome space/post-rock leanings the former. A quality package, as ...

03/19/2025

Igloo Magazine ALEPH sound :: REFRACTOR EP (Renraku Global Media) — [concise] ///

"REFRACTOR stands as a testament to ALEPH’s ability to balance dancefloor focus with a deeply abstract sound palette, adding another standout piece to Renraku’s expansive High Tech/Low Frequency collection." ~PDS

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ALEPH sound







Renraku Global Media

REFRACTOR stands as a testament to ALEPH’s ability to balance dancefloor focus with a deeply abstract sound palette, adding another standout piece to Renraku’s expansive High Tech/Low Frequency collection.

03/19/2025

Igloo Magazine ADJ :: Invasion Of The Compliant (Strange But Dance Music) — [concise] ///

"On ADJ’s latest release for Strange But Dance Music, the line between heavy electro/breaks and experimental electronic music blurs to its most surreal form." ~PDS

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ADJ

On ADJ's latest release for Strange But Dance Music, the line between heavy electro/breaks and experimental electronic music blurs to its most surreal form.